Necktie brace



. J H. RICE.

NECKTIE BRACE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.20, 1921.

Patented Aug. 15, 19 22.

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,NECKTIE arrel To all whom itvizay concern: 1

Be it known that I, Jenn of Iowa, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Necktie Braces, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. p

This invention relates to braces, and more particularly to necktie braces.

It is an object of the invention to provide a device of this character which properly maintains the portion of the necktie adja cent the knot in the proper shape regardless of the kind of material from which the necktie is made.

It is another object of the invention to provide a brace of this character which is adjustable to accommodate the size of {the tie.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a brace of this character which is composed of a'pair of sections, said sections being provided with means for holding the same in various adjusted positions to increase or decrease the size of the brace.

It is still a further object of the invention to provide a brace of this character which is adapted to be disposed within the tie adjacent the point where the knotis tied.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved. construetion and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more particularly described, fully claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which a 1 Figure 1 is a plan view of one section of a necktie brace,

Figure 2 is a plan view of the remaining section of the brace,

Figure 3 is a View in elevation showing the application of the brace, a portion of the tie being shown in section, and

Figure 4 is a side elevation showing the sections connected.

Referring to the drawings, 5 designates one section of the brace and 6 the remaining section. Each section is intended to be con structed of celluloid or like material and of a length corresponding to the length of the knot of the tie. The upper edge 7 of the section 5 is smaller than the lower edge 8 so as to permit the longitudinal side edges 9 to taper from the edge 8 to the edge 7. Secured to the intermediate portion of the HIRIOE, citizen of the United States, residing at Dan ville, in the county of Des 'Moines and State tabextendi-n b'eyond'theedge 7 and is fintended to be secured to the back of a necktie,

Specifioationof Letters l?atent. Patefiteclrkflgf 1922. I I Application filed August 20,. 1921.' Serial, K054533311.

' upper marginal edge of-the section 5 I is a; fabric tab or strip 10, one portion of the adjacent the point where the knoto'fthe tie willbe formed. The section 5 is also provided with studs l lforming'xp'art. of snap fasteners, said: studs being disposed adjacent one of the"longitudinal "edges and in spaced" relation to each other. The section '6, similar to the section 5, has its upper edge 12 constructed smaller than the lower edge 13 so as to permit the longitudinal edges'l4 to taper from the bottom edge. to the upper edge. The section 6 is provided with a plurality of s0okets'15 which form the other I section of the snap fasteners: Two of the sockets are disposed adjacent the upper edge 12, while three or more are disposed adja cent the intermediate portion of the section. v The upper sockets are adapted to be en-'' gaged by the upper stud 11, while the lower sockets are adapted to be engaged by the lower stud-11 or stud disposed adjacent the intermediate portion of the section5. By

this means, the brace can be'adjusted later- 'allyby engaging the longitudinally aligned sockets with the studsll. It is of course obvious that any number of sockets maybe used, so-as to permit the adjustment to be regulated as desired. r

In the application of the device, the seam of the tie adjacent the point where the lmot is to'be tied, is open a suflicient distance to tion of the tie, preferably the back of the tie so that no stitching will appear on the front face of thetie, egardless of the fact permit insertion of the brace withinthe tie. The fabric tab 10 is then secured to a por that a brace is disposed within the tie, it is an easy matter to adjust the sections without removing the brace from the tie, but by simply grasping the portion of the tie disposed ,over, the brace, disengaging I said sections and moving them to thedesired point according to the width'of the tie. When the tie is applied to the neck of the wearer, the I portion of the tie containing the brace is moved to the point where the knot willbe upper. edgeflof the brace will, be disposed tied, so that after the knot is formed, the

closely adjacent the lower end of. the knot.

In this way, the portion .of the tie adjacent the knot is held smooth and neat, wrinkles or rolls being eliminated. ii

From the foregoingit will be readily seen,

that this invention provides a novel form of necktie brace which is simple in construction, light in weight, does not interfere with the tying or the knot of the tie, and is invisible at all times. Another important feature is that even if the knot is tied. tight, the portion of the tie adjacent the knot is maintained substantially fiat, and bulging of the tie at the knot eliminated, and in view of the fact that the brace is adapted to be connected to and within the tie, there is no danger of the same becoming accidentally disengaged, or lost.

What is claimed is-:- i 1. A necktie brace of the character'described comprising a pair of sections, each section being longitudinally tapered, means, carried by each section for connecting said sections to each other, and 'a flexible tab carried by oneot said sections and arranged ed for alternate engagement with the studs. to hold'said sections in various. laterally adjusted positions.

.In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature. 7

JOHN H. Bron. 

